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20 Aug 2009 21:02

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Biz: Whoa. Starbucks is going to actually cut prices on some drinks!

  • simple Drinks like small coffees and lattes should go down by 5-10¢, on average. It’s the first price decrease in the company’s history.
  • complex Drinks like Frappuccinos go up by a quarter in most markets; other drinks will go up 10-15¢. Doesn’t matter; they still suck. source

29 Jul 2009 22:29

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Biz: Cancer group: They should call frappuccinos “fatuccinos”

  • 561 calories number of calories a single Venti Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino from Starbucks has – drinking a lot of these will make you very fat
  • 200+ calories calorie amounts that many iced coffee drinks have, according to the World Cancer Research Fund, acting as an obesity watchdog source